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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.

Mississippi Educator Wins Teacher Travel Fellowship

The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi has named Steven R. White as its 2017 Travel Fellow. White teaches Advanced World Geography...

Rooster's Ready To Re-Open Monday And Move Forward

Rooster’s Blues House on the Oxford Square was temporary closed due to alleged violations of Local Option Law from ABC on February 15. On Monday,...

Rebels Start SEC Play As Vanderbilt Comes To Town

As pitching continues to lead the way for the Rebels, SEC play begins, and Ole Miss needs their bats to wake up. The Rebels...

Oxford J.C. Penney Among 138 Nationwide Closures

Early Friday morning, a list of 138 stores closures was announced by J.C. Penney. Among the department store closures will be the location here...

Chi Psi Fraternity To Dedicate New Lodge Sunday At UM

Chi Psi Fraternity, which returned to the University of Mississippi in 2013, plans to cut the ribbon Sunday (March 19) to officially dedicate a...

7 Ways To Go Green In Oxford For St. Patrick's Day

In case you haven't heard, today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day of all things green. There are a ton of different ways to...

Funding Concerns Put Oxford Activity Center In Jeopardy

Last month,a the City of Oxford received a General Obligation Bond in an amount not to exceed $15 million. According to the Board of...

While Shirley Temple Studies For Citizenship, Daughter Victoria Puts On Patriotic Show

Six years ago, Shirley Temple came to America from Cartagena, Colombia, and married her husband, Rankin County native and former Ole Miss student, Brad....

"Baybees" Give Back To Beloved Oxford Taxi Driver

Austin Blake is known to many in Oxford as the most caring taxi driver in town. When word got around that the man who...

Bestselling Oxford Authors Ace Atkins, Neil White Join Forces To Help Emerging Writers

Bestselling writers Ace Atkins and Neil White will be joined by top literary agents, publicists, and editors to present a two-day seminar, Write and...